Livestock

U-S health officials say as many as 450-thousand Americans have become allergic to red meat since 2010 because of an illness triggered by tick bites.

U.S. lawmakers from both political parties are pushing legislation that would limit who can own American farmland, with a latest effort from Democratic Senator Cory Booker aimed at curbing corporate ownership.

A British Columbia program aims to put more provincial farmland back into production. The B-C Land Matching Program pairs new and young farmers with land throughout the province.

Crop yield potential has decreased in many parts of the province due to the dry heat, and producers are hoping for more rain before harvest to finish up seed filling. Harvest has begun in the driest areas of the province.

Ag-in-Motion set new benchmarks at this year's show and it's catching the eye of the international agriculture community.

The B-C government says drought conditions and wildfires in the province are making it difficult for farmers and ranchers to feed their animals.

Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit believes the recent meeting of his federal, provincial, and territorial counterparts, was the most productive one.

Saskatchewan farmers forced to write off drought-afflicted crops are being asked to consider ways to turn those crops into cattle feed instead.

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is offering support to customers in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba facing financial hardship as a result of dry conditions that are impacting crop quality and grazing lands.

Two very important town hall meetings are being held in the drought areas west of Saskatoon today and tomorrow.